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Maritime Labour Convention

ILO, Maritime sector to address abandonment of seafarers and shipowners’ liability

New authorities delegated to RS by Slovakia

Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) and the Ministry of Transport, Construction and Regional Development of Slovakia have signed a new agreement on the delegation of authority for the statutory survey of ships flying the flag of Slovakia, RS...

ILO body adopts new minimum monthly wage for seafarers

The mechanism is the only one in the ILO for setting the basic wage for any industry.

ILO body adopts new minimum monthly wage for seafarers

On February 28, the Subcommittee on Wages of Seafarers of the Joint Maritime Commission (JMC) of the International Labour Organization agreed on a Resolution raising the minimum monthly basic wage figure for able seafarers from US$585 to US$592, as...

Maritime Labour Convention

ILO body adopts new minimum monthly wage for seafarers

The mechanism is the only one in the ILO for setting the basic wage for any industry.

Interview

Six months in force, eight years in the making: The ILO Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 is now in full sail

Interview with Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, Director, ILO International Labour Standards Department, ILO, Geneva

Labour standards

Republic of Korea ratifies the ILO Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

The Republic of Korea is the 56th ILO member State, and the 14th country from the Asia-Pacific region, to ratify the Convention

Labour standards

Seychelles ratifies the ILO Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

The Republic of Seychelles is the 55th ILO member State of the ILO to ratify the Convention, and the fourth among the States parties to the Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control for the Indian Ocean Region –after Australia, France and...

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Nicaragua ratifies the ILO Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

Nicaragua is the second Central American country after Panama to ratify this landmark Convention

Labour standards

Samoa ratifies the ILO Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

Samoa joins the other Pacific Island States that have already ratified the Convention, namely, the Marshall Islands, Palau, Kiribati and Tuvalu. Samoa becomes the 53rd ILO Member State to ratify this landmark Convention.

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Italy ratifies the ILO Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

Italy is the 52nd ILO Member State, and the 20th member State of the European Union, to ratify this Convention

Official visit

Ryder and Italian leaders share views on jobs for youth and migration

ILO Director-General and Italian President Giorgio Napolitano talked about the youth unemployment situation affecting the country, especially in the South.

Labour standards

ILO tripartite constituents to discuss shipowner liability and abandonment of seafarers under Maritime Labour Convention

Government, worker and employer representatives of the ILO Governing Body approved plans for an international tripartite meeting to be held next year to discuss proposed amendments regarding shipowner liability and abandonment of seafarers.

Labour standards

ILO Meeting of Experts Adopts Guidelines on the Training of Ships’ Cooks

The new guidelines aim to provide guidance to Member States to help them implement Regulation 3.2 and the respective provisions of the Code of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006) concerning food and catering, and in particular the...

Labour standards

ILO launches new Maritime Labour Convention database

The International Labour Organization (ILO) has launched a comprehensive new database providing the most up-to -date information available on the implementation of the landmark Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, which came into force on 20 August.

Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

New Horizon for Vietnamese seafarers

With the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 now in force, ratifying countries, like Vietnam, are turning to implementation.

From the Philippines

Preventing seafaring dreams from turning into nightmares

The coming into force of the Maritime Labour Convention on 20 August 2013 has particular resonance in the Philippines – the world’s leading supplier of seafarers. As a result, Filipino seafarers will see huge improvements to their working conditions...

Global shipping industry sets sail under new standard A new “bill of rights” – the ILO’s Maritime Labour Convention – comes into force,...

The International Labour Organization’s Maritime Labour Convention (MLC, 2006) comes into force on 20 August 2013, inaugurating a new era of decent work for seafarers and fair competition for shipowners in the global shipping industry.

Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

Global shipping industry sets sail under new standard

A new “bill of rights” – the ILO’s Maritime Labour Convention – comes into force, ensuring protection for the world’s 1.5 million seafarers and fair competition for shipowners.

International labour standards

Ghana ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006)

With the ratification by Ghana, 44 ILO Member States representing nearly 75 per cent of the world’s global shipping tonnage have now committed themselves to the decent work standards of the Convention.